https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/12644/fullConfectionery dish from the Swan Serviceca.1737-1741Meissen Porcelain ManufactoryJohann Joachim KändlerJohann Friedrich EberleinOverall: 8.9 x 36.2 cm (3 1/2 x 14 1/4 in.)Hard-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels, gildingGift of George and Helen GardinerOrigin: Meissen, Dresden, GermanyG83.1.6421Meissen dish, from the "Swan Service", raised on four feet with the coat of arms of Count von Bruehl and Countess Franziska von Kolowrat-Krakowska repeated twice. The centre is moulded in low relief with a crane in flight above two swans and a feeding crane in flight above two swans. As well as a feeding crane amidst waves and rushes against a ground of spirally-radiating shellwork. The double coat of arms painted on the two handles in colours and gold. The rim has scattered "indianische Blumen" and edged in gold.18th Century European PorcelainGerman PorcelainMeissen[]European CeramicsGerman Porcelain1850391202GermanAugustus III (1733-1763)Crossed swords in underglaze blue